Photosynthetic decline and pigment loss during autumn foliar senescence in western larch (Larix occidentalis)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 767-775

  Rosenthal, Selma I ^a   Camm, Edith L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Gas exchange; Leaf senescence; Photoperiod; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

LARIX; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0030694723     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.12.767     Document Type: Article

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